Deuteronomy 3:7

What does Deuteronomy 3:7 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 3:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey unto ourselves.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey unto ourselves.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But we took for ourselves all the cattle and the stored wealth of the towns.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we have spoiled for ourselves.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But the cattle and the spoils of the cities we took for our prey.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

But all the cattle and the spoil of the cities we took as booty for ourselves.

Context

v.6And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones.

v.7This passage

v.8And we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of the Arnon unto mount Hermon

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 2:35

    only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken.

  • Joshua 8:27

    Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey unto themselves, according unto the word of Jehovah which he commanded Joshua.

  • Joshua 11:11

    And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed: and he burnt Hazor with fire.

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